Julie Reposa Fast Facts

Fast Facts! Info about Floridians with disabilities and work

Fast Facts 1: How many Floridians with disabilities are working?

Data from Florida’s Agency for Persons with Disabilities helps us answer this question.

Fast Facts 2: What does the national data tell us?

We used the American Community Survey to explore this question.

Fast Facts 3: What percentage of people work, want to work, or are planning to work?

This Fast Facts uses charts to display findings from the National Core Indicators.

Fast Facts 4: Working in the community—Why it’s important

What do we mean when we say someone is “working in the community?”

Fast Facts 5: What is self-employment?

Learn what self-employment is and why it’s good for people with disabilities. 

Julie Reposa Agency Profiles

The Successful Futures Program at Helping People Succeed: Expanding Options for Volunteering and Employment

HPSHelping People Succeed (HPS) is a service provider headquartered in Jensen Beach, in Martin County. Since it was established over 50 years ago by parents wanting a better quality of life for their children with disabilities, HPS has evolved its programs and services to meet changing attitudes toward people with disabilities. It has grown to serve children and adults with disabilities and their families in four Florida counties.

Successful Futures, HPS’s adult services program, includes two programs that assist people to enter directly into employment. Project Search, an internship program adopted by many service providers nationwide, is available for students transitioning from school. The Employment Options program supports adults through job development and job coaching services.
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